With the growing power of the internet, the number of websites found on the internet is growing by leaps and bound with each passing day. Whether the intention is pure business or absolute entertainment, hundreds of websites are available on the internet serving a similar purpose.  In such a scenario what really sets one apart is the website itself. An effective website design ensures that the purpose behind website creation is aptly served and the website is able to generate and sustain the business for its owner. The five main elements of an effective website design which can prove to extremely critical for the success of a website are:

1.  Striking Visual Design

The first thing that a visitor notices about a website are, defiantly, its visual effect. Hence, the quality of the visual design can make or break the first impression about the website.  A good looking website can help create a good impression on the minds of the visitor and thus keep them engaged for a longer time span. While planning the website design you must pay attention to vital details such font, color scheme, website theme and special effects. However, the key is to be clean and stylish and at the same time ensure that the overall visual design compliments the purpose of the website. 

2. User-friendly Interface

Imagine a potential customer getting lost in a complex website interface and deciding to move on to a competitor website just because he is not able to understand the workings of the website! Such a scenario can be fatal to your business. A user-friendly interface makes certain that the website visitor is able to navigate and browse through all portions of the website effortlessly. This ensures that the visitor is able to concentrate more on the purpose of visiting the website rather than struggling with the interface itself. The website interface must be designed keeping in mind the computer skills and capabilities of the targeted user.

3. Quality Content

Good quality content is always an asset to its website. A website cannot sustain for long without having a substantial content. People visiting internet need good content and if your website serves this purpose right then everything else can take a back seat. If you run a business website then your content must be attractive enough to project and market your business in the right way.

4. Quick Upload

An effective website design ensures that the website is quick to load. Internet users tend to be impatient and always like the websites to load as quickly as possible. And when they, somehow, fail to get such results then, most of the time, users move on to search for a similar website which can upload faster on their computer screens. Most of the times a website with large sized image files tend to be slower to upload. Therefore, it is always beneficial to have small image size files thereby aiding quick website upload.

5. Contact Information

You may have the most stunning looking website with the most impressive portfolio to flaunt but all this won’t be able to help you in any way if the potential customers are not able to contact you personally. A good website design incorporates the contact information in a strategic and smart way so that the contact information is readily available when the user decides to get in touch with you.